eclaire (what's in a) name?

when i think about stuffed shells, i think of a dish that is a bit complicated – similar to the many steps it takes to make lasagna – and thus relegated to special events. so when we had a special event to cook for this weekend (bringing food to our friends’ house to spend time with them and their new baby), this was the first dish i thought about making.

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i love cooking and baking, and most of the time this hobby completely enthralls me. i love the routine mike and i have created of working, going to the gym, then coming home and preparing a delicious dinner together. i love taking photos as we prepare the meal, and thinking about how i’ll present the recipe to all of you.

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here in california, we’re starting to head out of squash season and towards the lighter veggies of spring, as the days get  longer and the weather warms up a bit. so when we decided to have a potluck with our friends this weekend, i knew that it was the perfect opportunity to make this fabulous stuffed squash dish, before squash completely disappears from the store.
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it’s been quite a week, my friends, full of sadness (a loss in the family), as well as fun (showshoeing at lake tahoe), so i hope you’ll bear with me if this post is a little all over the place.

i love indian food, but it’s a genre that i haven’t experimented much with in my own kitchen – i prefer to let the experts handle it. but there is a dearth of good indian food restaurants in the town where i live. so this puts me in a bit of a quandry.

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